In Taunton, Joseph Correia Jr., Age 86, passed away unexpectedly in his home on March 20, 2022. Joseph was the husband of the late Margaret Perry-Correia. He was born in Taunton, the son of the late Joseph & Mary (Canzano) Correia and step father Armond Vaz.
Joseph resided in Taunton his entire life. He attended Taunton schools and later served his country honorably while in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Joseph was employed for the City of Taunton working as a mechanic and also in waste management. Joseph enjoyed working on cars, farming and gardening and to anyone who knew him, he could fix anything.
Joseph is survived by his step children; Marsha Tripp of FL, Kathy Rego of Berkley , Jessica Brady of Taunton, Antone McSween of Taunton, Kathryn Dominick of Taunton, Marina Dominick of Taunton and the late Margaret McSween and his late daughter Rhonda Correia his grandchildren; Rebecca, Lindsey, Shannon, Teddy, Amya, Desaray, Dejah, Destiny, Ashley, Jason Tonya, Vanessa, Dennis, Josha, Brian, Melissa, Melvin, John, George, Timothy and Jennifer, his sister Dorothy Donlan of Taunton.
Funeral home visiting hours will be held at the O’Keefe Wade Funeral Home, 70 Washington St., Taunton, MA 02780 on Friday, March 25th from 9:30-11am. with a funeral home service at 11am. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Taunton.